The roof of a detached garage caves in under a heavy snow load. The dwelling policy is a basic form with extended coverage attached. The loss is:
Explanation
Weight of ice, snow, or sleet is one of the perils the broad form adds, so a basic form carrying only extended coverage does not insure it and this collapse goes unpaid. Windstorm or hail answers wind and hailstones, not a static snow load resting on a roof. Falling objects means something striking from outside, not the building's own accumulated load, and a detached garage is covered property as another structure.
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